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Seymour 'hasn't done his homework. He's just relied on laziness'
The government is being accused of racism and 'othering' the Muslim community, after failing to provide halal-certified school lunches.
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Meth courier turned to crime after a string of personal and business failures
16 Feb 2025Tony John Looker lost his hotel business and his marriage, then had a heart attack and lost his ability to work.
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Teacher-only days continue: Education Minister says Seymour overstepped
16 Feb 2025Education Minister Erica Stanford says it wasn't David Seymour's place to say teacher-only days would be cut back.
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Right to Repair Bill reading a big win - consumer advocate
16 Feb 2025Kiwis consumers are one step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill set… Audio
Seymour 'hasn't done his homework. He's just relied on laziness'
The government is being accused of racism and 'othering' the Muslim community, after failing to provide halal-certified school lunches.
Meth courier turned to crime after a string of personal and business failures
Tony John Looker lost his hotel business and his marriage, then had a heart attack and lost his ability to work.
Teacher-only days continue: Education Minister says Seymour overstepped
Education Minister Erica Stanford says it wasn't David Seymour's place to say teacher-only days would be cut back.
Right to Repair Bill reading a big win - consumer advocate
Kiwis consumers are one step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill set for its first reading in Parliament on… Audio
'Significant demand' leads to 10-week employment mediation delay
The country's employment dispute resolution service is facing "significant demand", leading to long wait times.
$3m overspend frustrates Tasman councillors
![Transport and water supply repairs were driving Tasman District Council's maintenance budget towards a $3 million overspend. Photo: Max Frethey. [via LDR single use only]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--ZqXh9kWm--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1739666088/4KBW6E2_Tasman_District_Council_scaled_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
Maintaining Tasman's infrastructure this financial year is expected to cost $3 million more than was budgeted for, and the district's councillors aren't happy.
Anxiety can be debilitating, but controlling it starts with a simple step
Sociologist and best-selling author Martha Beck shares how she curbs her own off-the-charts anxiety.
'Grumpy spaces': How a NZ architect is helping arrange the future of housing
Space Craft Architect's award-winning mid-rise apartment design will be included in a pattern book for the future of New South Wales housing. They talk to RNZ's Culture 101. Audio
How often should you wash your towels?
Is once a week wash enough? Or should you reach for a clean towel daily? The down and dirty on the fluffy fibre. Audio
Living better, closer and more affordably together: Space Craft Architects
How can we live better, closer and more affordably together? New Zealand young architecture studio Space Craft are one of the winners of a recent competition to design the housing of the future for… Audio
Syrian stabs passersby in Austria, killing teenager, injuring four
A 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker stabbed several passersby in the centre of the Austrian town of Villach on Saturday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people.
'Everyone must go': Australians targeted in new tourism campaign
The government on Sunday launched a new tourism campaign aimed at getting Australians to visit New Zealand.
Police appeal for information after Wellington assault
A man's head struck concrete when he was assaulted by a group of young people in Miramar on Saturday afternoon.
Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
The group consists of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US national security adviser Mike Waltz and White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Man shot in Hamilton
Police say they were called to Winstone Avenue in the suburb of Chartwell at about 5am after reports of gunshots.
Calling Home: Molly Leishman in Los Angeles
Molly Leishman has carved out an incredible career in her adopted hometown of Silver Lake, Los Angeles. As a producer with the team at Human Person creative studios, Molly has had a hand in creating… Audio
Brain drain claim as engineers quit NZ over stalled infrastructure work
Hundreds of engineers are losing their jobs and leaving our shores due to infrastructure project delays, creating "significant" risk to our nation's development, says the head of New Zealand's…
Cannabis: Lessons from the US
As more and more American states legalise cannabis, US-based journalist Susan Baldacci joins Jim to discuss whether it's proving to be as safe and non-addictive as some experts contended. Audio
Fijian teen with epilepsy to face deportation
The the Immigration and Protection Tribunal decision said it believed he would likely impose significant costs on New Zealand's special education services.
